Neutron area survey instrument measurements in the EVIDOS project.

abstract：:During the European Concerted Action SENTINEL 'Safety and Efficacy for New Techniques and Imaging using New Equipment to Support European Legislation', protocols for commissioning and constancy tests for dynamic digital flat detectors angiography units have been developed in order to harmonise practice among the Europ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Tsapaki V,Padovani R,Vano E,Schreiner A,Molfetas M,Neofotistou V,Kottou S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The material for this study comprised control protocols from 248 mammography screening facilities, prepared by physicists employed at 16 Regional Coordinating Centres and the results from the clinical evaluation of mammographic images in 248 facilities in Poland. All mammograms were evaluated independently by three ex...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Fabiszewska E,Grabska I,Jankowska K,Wesolowska E,Bulski W

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to reveal the effect of X-irradiation on mitochondrial function in terms of mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm) and ATP productivity. At the cellular level, ΔΨm was quantified using JC-1, a mitochondrial probe that emits red or green fluorescence at high or low ΔΨm sites, respectively. The fluoresc...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Hamada R,Kaminaga K,Suzuki K,Yokoya A

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BNFL have over 25 years experience of designing nuclear plant for the whole-fuel cycle. In the UK, a Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is to be set up to ensure that Britain's nuclear legacy is cleaned up safely, securely and cost effectively. The resulting challenges and opportunities for shielding design will ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Jeffries G,Cooper A,Hobson J

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biokinetic models are the scientific underpinning of internal dosimetry and depend, ultimately, for their scientific validation on comparisons with human bioassay data. Three significant plutonium/americium bioassay databases, known to the authors, are described: (1) Sellafield, (2) Los Alamos and (3) the United State...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Miller G,Riddell AE,Filipy R,Bertelli L,Little T,Guilmette R

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method to estimate plutonium content from a limited number of samples of lungs and pulmonary lymph nodes obtained at autopsies of former Mayak Production Association (MPA) workers is described. Historically from one to five samples of lung lobes and one to three respiratory lymph nodes (bronchopulmonary, tracheobron...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Sokolova AB,Suslova KG,Miller SC

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An extensive study using stable isotopes of molybdenum as tracers was undertaken to investigate intestinal uptake, systemic kinetics and urinary excretion of molybdenum in healthy human volunteers. In total 63 experiments with 17 volunteers were performed administering the tracers in different chemical forms and measu...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Giussani A,Cantone MC,Höllriegl V,Oeh U,Tavola F,Veronese I

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Public opinion on the application of nuclear technology and radiation could change when a nuclear related event occurs. Japan Atomic Energy Relations Organization has tracked its variation through a nationwide opinion survey in Japan by almost the same way every year since FY 2006. We can identify a continuous long-te...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Iimoto T,Takashima R,Kimura H,Kawakami K,Endo H,Yasuda H,Nagata N,Sakai N,Kawasaki Y,Funakoshi M

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Site-specific transfer coefficient from feed to cow's milk, for (137)Cs in the villages around Narora, a nuclear power station site in India, determined over a period of 17 y, is presented in this paper. In the transport model for the prediction of the concentration of (137)Cs in milk, the transfer coefficient from fe...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Kumar D,Kumar A,Sharma AK,Singh B,Ravi PM,Sarkar PK

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Christian ethical tradition introduces a number of key values into the clinical context. Moreover, although some denominational differences exist, these are essentially differences of emphasis rather than of substance. Among the central values which the Christian tradition promotes are: the dignity of the person, ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Hogan L

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between the mean glandular dose (MGD) and the compressed breast thickness (CBT) is commonly used for the presentation of mammographic dose survey results and could also be useful for the assessment of individual breast doses retrospectively in case of lack of necessary dosimetric instrumentation. The ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Bor D,Tukel S,Olgar T,Toklu T,Aydin E,Akyol O

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to propose first established diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) in computed tomography (CT) for adults, based on volume-averaged CTDI and dose length product (DLP) metrics in Yazd Province. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Six multislice CT scanners located at diverse areas of Yazd Province an...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Zamani H,Masjedi H,Omidi R,Hosein Zare M

更新日期：2020-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Occupational radiological protection (RP) is still a challenge in several clinical practices. ICRP has included specific recommendations and advice for occupational protection in most of the documents published in recent years and its current programme of work includes the preparation of documents with specific conten...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Vano E

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, the contemporary indoor radon activity concentration and the surface-deposited 210Po activity were measured in 65 Romanian dwellings. The activity of trapped 210Po on the glass surface was measured using the (CR-LR) difference technique. The retrospective radon activity concentration estimated on...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Dicu T,Burghele BD,Lupulescu D,Cucos A

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On leaving the irradiated fuel bay at Pickering A nuclear power station, a worker triggered a whole body monitor alarm with activity in or on his head, and despite careful decontamination techniques he subsequently swallowed a hot particle. Over the next 3 d, the radioactivity was tracked through the body. It was then...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Whillans DW,Chase WJ,Wolodarsky WH

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Owing to the introduction of new diagnostic procedures, such as computed tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET) and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), the individual dose caused by medical exposures has grown rapidly in the last years. This is especially a subject to radiation protection ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Hoeschen C,Mattsson S,Cantone MC,Mikuz M,Lacasta C,Ebel G,Clinthorne N,Giussani A

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results of field tests with explosive dispersal of a radioactive substance (RaS) are presented. The paper deals with tests exploiting artificial obstacles as a continuation and expansion of the tests used in this study performed in free area described previously. The essential goal of the tests was to estimate the dis...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Rulik P,Prouza Z,Hovorka J,Beckova V,Cespirova I,Fronka A,Helebrant J,Hulka J,Kuca P,Skrkal J

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to establish a dose estimation tool with Monte Carlo (MC) simulations. A 5-y-old paediatric anthropomorphic phantom was computed tomography (CT) scanned to create a voxelised phantom and used as an input for the abdominal cone-beam CT in a BEAMnrc/EGSnrc MC system. An X-ray tube model of ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Kim S,Yoshizumi TT,Toncheva G,Frush DP,Yin FF

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data collection and its analysis in the field of nuclear safety is an important task in the sense that it powers the improvement of safety as well as reliability of the plant. Thus, occupational exposure data analysis is presented to measure the safety or reliability of radiation protection of a given facility. It als...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Datta D,Singh S,Johnson BE,Kushwaha HS

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Japanese voxel phantom in upright posture, JM2, has been developed on the basis of CT images of a healthy Japanese adult male. Body characteristics of JM2 were compared with those of the supine voxel phantom, JM, previously developed using CT images of the same person. Differences were found in the shapes of the spi...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Sato K,Noguchi H,Endo A,Emoto Y,Koga S,Saito K

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A radiation dose assessment exercise was carried out for the edible biota Solanum nigrum, Carica papaya, Raphnus sativum and Phaseolus domesticus due to naturally available radionuclides (40)K, (238)U and (232)Th in the Domiasiat area in Meghalaya, India. The concentration of radionuclides in biota and corresponding s...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Kumar N,Chaturvedi SS,Jha SK

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure of children to ionising radiation is considered to carry higher risk than that of adults; therefore a need to suggest diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) for the common paediatric diagnostic X-ray procedures was recognised for the X-ray machines meeting the requirements of the recently implemented Safety Code ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Sonawane AU,Sunil Kumar JV,Singh M,Pradhan AS

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the number and complexity of fluoroscopically guided interventions increase, a serious effort has to be put on the optimisation of the X-ray dose delivered to the patient. In order to set up this optimisation process, the clinical practice for a given cardiology centre has to be analysed with relevant statistical p...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Ryckx N,Goy JJ,Stauffer JC,Verdun FR

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to calculate total cruising route effective doses using three commonly used algorithm codes CARI-6, EPCARD and SIEVERT. Further, the impact of flight cruising duration, altitude and latitude on the estimated effective doses will also be investigated. A total of 24 commercial UAE flight data we...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Dalah EZ,Elmahdi HM,Al Humaidan KS,Semerjian L

更新日期：2019-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The first commercial spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant at Rokkasho in Japan discharged 129I from actual spent nuclear fuel into the atmosphere during its test operation from 2006 to 2008. Previously, we measured monthly atmospheric concentrations of gaseous and particulate 129I and atmospheric deposition rates of ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Abe K,Hasegawa H,Akata N,Kakiuchi H,Chiang JH,Suwa H,Hisamatsu S

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urine monitoring is the preferred method to determine exposure to soluble compounds of uranium in workplaces. The interpretation of uranium contents in workers bioassay samples requires knowledge on uranium excretion and its dependence on intake by diet. Exceptionally high concentrations of natural uranium in private ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Muikku M,Heikkinen T,Puhakainen M,Rahola T,Salonen L

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) wastes with different radiological characteristics are generated in several industries. The appropriate options for NORM waste management including disposal options should be discussed and established based on the act and regulation guidelines. Several studies calculate...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Jeong J,Ko NY,Cho DK,Baik MH,Yoon KH

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gamma-ray spectra were measured using a LaBr$_{3}$(Ce) spectrometer during the outage periods, aiming at quantifying the gamma source term of radiation workers' exposure, at the CANDU nuclear power reactors, for the purposes of eye lens dosimetry. The spectra were measured inside the boiler rooms, of the Bruce Power a...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Laranjeiro AS,Bohra F,Byun SH,Atanackovic J,Hanu AR

更新日期：2020-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In many exposure scenarios to ionising radiation, the dose rate is not constant. Despite this, most in vitro studies aimed at investigating the effects of ionising radiation are carried out exposing samples at constant dose rates. Consequently, very little data exist on the biological effects of exposures to changing ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Brehwens K,Bajinskis A,Staaf E,Haghdoost S,Cederwall B,Wojcik A

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An extensive studies on the indoor activity concentrations of thoron, radon and their progeny in the granite region in the state of Karnataka, India, has been carried out since, 2007 in the scope of a lung cancer epidemiological study using solid-state nuclear track detector-based double-chamber dosemeters (LR-115, ty...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Sannappa J,Ningappa C

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00